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caption Ivanka Trump watches as President Donald Trump delivers remarks after touring the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture on February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. source Kevin Dietsch – Pool/Getty Images BuzzFeed News reported this week that Ivanka Trump connected Michael Cohen with Russian athlete Dmitry Klokov, who offered to introduce Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2016 election. The meeting was meant to help clear the way for a Trump Tower Moscow deal. A spokesperson for Ivanka’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement to Business Insider that the first daughter “did not know and never spoke to” Klokov directly. Klokov’s outreach to Ivanka Trump and Cohen is one of many instances in which Russia-linked individuals connected with the Trump campaign with offers of assistance. … [Read more...] about A Russian athlete’s outreach to Ivanka Trump during the campaign raises a slew of new questions about Trump-Russia ties

SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday the rocket that shot down flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014 was "of course" not Russian, dismissing the Dutch and Australian decision to blame Moscow for the tragedy. Asked at an economic forum in Saint Petersburg if the rocket was Russian, Putin said: "Of course not." The Russian leader added that there is "nothing that inspires confidence" in the international investigation and that "several versions" of what happened exist. The Netherlands and Australia on Friday took the first step towards dragging Russia to court over the shooting down of the flight, accusing Moscow of being responsible for the disaster. The move won swift support from international allies, a day after investigators concluded that the Russian-made BUK missile which tore apart the Boeing 777 passenger plane in mid-air on July 17, 2014 came from a Russian military brigade based in the southwestern city of Kursk. "There is but one … [Read more...] about Putin says ‘of course’ Russian rocket did not shoot down MH17

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (May 25) the rocket that shot down flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014 was “of course” not Russian, dismissing the Dutch and Australian decision to blame Moscow for the tragedy. Asked at an economic forum in Saint Petersburg if the rocket was Russian, Putin said: “Of course not.” The Russian leader added that there is “nothing that inspires confidence” in the international investigation and that “several versions” of what happened exist. The Netherlands and Australia on Friday took the first step towards dragging Russia to court over the shooting down of the flight, accusing Moscow of being responsible for the disaster. The move won swift support from international allies, a day after investigators concluded that the Russian-made BUK missile which tore apart the Boeing 777 passenger plane in mid-air on July 17, 2014 came from a … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin says ‘of course’ Russian rocket did not shoot down flight MH17

By Avi Selk The Washington Post Mon., March 12, 2018 Jewish groups and U.S. lawmakers condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that the 2016 U.S. presidential election may have been manipulated by Russian Jews. Putin’s remarks came during a long and occasionally surreal interview with NBC News on Saturday, in which he speculated that nearly anyone other than the Russian government could have been behind a program to disrupt the election. U.S. intelligence agencies believe Putin ordered the effort to undermine faith in the U.S. election and help elect Donald Trump as president. “Maybe they’re not even Russians,” Putin told Megyn Kelly, referring to who might have been behind the election interference. “Maybe they’re Ukrainian, Tatars, Jews — just with Russian citizenship.” Read more: Putin says he doesn’t care about alleged U.S. election interference Article Continued Below Putin … [Read more...] about Putin sparks outrage for suggesting Russian Jews may have manipulated U.S. election

caption Russian President Vladimir Putin. source Screenshot via NBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin said he “couldn’t care less” that US law-enforcement officials accused Russian nationals and entities of meddling in the US election. “So what if they’re Russians,” Putin told NBC News’ Megyn Kelly in an interview that aired Friday night. “They do not represent the interests of the Russian state.” Special counsel Robert Mueller charged a notorious Russian “troll factory” and 13 Russian nationals last month with breaking US law and interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Putin fired back at those allegations last week, saying the underlying conduct did not violate Russian laws. Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here. Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed aside US accusations … [Read more...] about Putin on Russia’s meddling in the US election: ‘I don’t care. I couldn’t care less’